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Japanese Grand Prix

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Date & Time
Sun 12th October 1997 12:00am Local
Sun 12th October 1997 12:00am UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
1997

Round
Round 16

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Location
Suzuka International Racing Course

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The 1997 Japanese Grand Prix (officially known as the XXIII Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 12 October 1997 at the Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka. It was the 16th and penultimate race of the 1997 Formula One season. The 53-lap race was won by Michael Schumacher for the Ferrari team after starting from second position. Heinz-Harald Frentzen finished second in a Williams, and Eddie Irvine third in the other Ferrari. Irvine led much of the race before moving over to assist Schumacher's championship battle by blocking Drivers' Championship leader Jacques Villeneuve.
Schumacher's win put him in front of Villeneuve in the championship on 78 points, with Villeneuve on 77 points. However, as a result of Frentzen finishing second, Williams clinched the Constructors' Championship as Ferrari could not pass their points total with only one race remaining.
This race was the last for Gianni Morbidelli.


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01			Michael Schumacher	Scuderia Ferrari HP	1:29:48.446
02			Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams Racing	+0:01.378
03			Eddie Irvine	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+0:26.384
04			Mika Häkkinen	McLaren Formula 1 Team	+0:27.129
05			Jean Alesi	Benetton Formula	+0:40.403
06			Johnny Herbert	Sauber	+0:41.630
07			Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	+0:56.825
08			Gerhard Berger	Benetton Formula	+1:00.429
09			Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	+1:22.036
10			David Coulthard	McLaren Formula 1 Team	DNF
11			Damon Hill	Arrows Grand Prix International	+1 Lap
12			Pedro Diniz	Arrows Grand Prix International	+1 Lap
13			Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell Racing	+1 Lap
14			Jacques Villeneuve	Williams Racing	DNF
15			Tarso Marques	Minardi	DNF
16			Mika Salo	Tyrrell Racing	DNF
17			Olivier Panis	Prost Grand Prix	DNF
18			Nakano Shinji	Prost Grand Prix	DNF
19			Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	DNF
20			Rubens Barrichello	Stewart Grand Prix	DNF
21			Jan Magnussen	Stewart Grand Prix	DNF
22			Gianni Morbidelli	Sauber	DNF

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